SF City Guides
SF’s Japanese Tea Garden Reopens This Week
Museums / Cultural Institutions, What's Closed / What's Open The Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park officially re-opened its doors to the public Wednesday, July 22 with modifications to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department announced today. Formerly open seven days a week, the Japanese Tea Garden will now be open Wednesday through more...
Sneaky’s BBQ Shuts Down After 12 Years
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Another one bites the dust. In an email to its mailing list today, the Bay Area’s Sneaky’s BBQ announced that it was closing for good after 12 years in operation. “Thank you for your years of support” – Ben, Sneaky’s Having started in the underground food scene, then moving to Rebel and more...
Free COVID-19 Testing in Santa Clara County July 21-25
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates, What's Closed / What's Open The County of Santa Clara will offer COVID-19 diagnostic testing from July 21-25 at two additional pop-up locations in San Jose and one in Gilroy. No appointments are needed for a free and easy nasal swab test at any of these pop-up locations. Read the full press release. See the full more...
157-Year-Old “Cliff House” Restaurant Closes Temporarily
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to KRON4 letting us know that the Cliff House has temporarily shut down operations on July 20th after 157 years in business. The Cliff House, perched atop Ocean Beach, originally had provided takeout service, but decided it wasn’t viable. Related: Louis’ Diner, w/ Epic Ocean Beach Views, Shuts After 83 more...
Trump Wants to Send Troops to Oakland, Newsom Rejects
Causes Thanks to the SF Gate for letting us know that both Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and California Mayor Gavin Newsom have rejected President Trump’s threat/offer to send “federal law enforcement” into Oakland to help “deal with unrest.” “The answer is no, and we would reject it,” Newsom said at his Monday more...
SF’s Newest Mini Park Opens Today
Brand New, New Parks, What's Closed / What's Open Guy Place Mini Park, a new and peaceful open space amid the skyscrapers of Rincon Hill, is now open starting July 20th. Guy Place Mini Park is located at 4-8 Guy Place near 1st Street, just behind Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant. Located on Guy Place near the approach to the more...
Japantown’s New “Picnic at the Plaza” Outdoor Dining | July 18 – Sep 27
Brand New, Eat & Drink, Outdoor Dining, Takeout / Delivery, Things to Do, What's Closed / What's Open Japantown is ready to welcome you back with their Picnic at the Plaza, from July 18 through September 27, 11:30 am to 8 pm. The Peace Plaza will be transformed into a beautiful and festive area on the weekends (Every Saturday and Sunday) where you can enjoy a socially-distanced picnic with more...
SF Bay’s ‘Upside Down Floating Reef’ Could Change Ecology of Shoreline
City Discoveries Thank you ABC7 for letting us know about an upside-down floating reef‘ in the San Francisco Bay. The California College of the Arts launched the Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab, an award-winning, innovative floating breakwater structure engineered to be a habitat for native marine life in order to increase marine biodiversity and more...
Berkeley is the First City to Remove Police from Traffic Stops
Bay Area Updates, Have Your Voice Heard, Police Reform Thank you KRON4 for letting us know that Berkeley became the first city in the US to remove armed police officers from traffic stops. The Berkeley City Council voted early Wednesday morning on July 15, after a long 9 hour City Council meeting, to make sweeping changes to the police department more...
Check Out SF’s New “Bison Cam” Live from GG Park
Brand New For the first time, fans of Golden Gate Park’s resident bison can connect with the beloved beasts from home, thanks to two live webcams in their paddock. View the “Bison Cam” live from Golden Gate Park – Sorry! the live feed has gone away as of 2023 The bison cams offer a more...
How to See a Comet That Won’t Return for 6,800 Years
Outdoorsy Thanks to Lifehacker and CBS News for letting us know how to catch a glimpse of the spectacular comet Neowise before it disappears for thousands of years. Bay Area Comet Photos: Local photographer Vincent James woke up at 4 in the morning and took some spectacular early-morning shots of the comet more...
Tenderloin’s New “BigBelly” High-Tech Trash Cans feat. Local Artists
Brand New, City Discoveries Thank you KALW for letting us know that smart trash cans were installed in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Last month, San Francisco Supervisor Matt Haney announced the installation of 68 smart trash cans into the Tenderloin neighborhood. The project aims to provide the Tenderloin with the same amenities as any other more...
San Francisco Bans Jail Phone Call Fees
Police Reform Thanks to KQED for letting us know that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week to permanently stop charging exorbitant markups for items in jail stores and to permanently end the practice of charging people in county jail for phone calls. The measure, first introduced by Mayor London more...
10 Free COVID Testing Sites in Alameda County
COVID Testing, COVID-19 Updates Any resident of Alameda County can now get tested for COVID-19, free of charge, at any community testing site. Related: Find free testing sites in San Francisco You do not need a doctor’s note or medical insurance to get tested, you will not be asked about your immigration status, and most test more...
Outdoor Dining is Now Allowed (Again) in Oakland & Berkeley
Outdoor Dining, What's Closed / What's Open As of this morning (July 15th) state and county health orders now allow outdoor dining in Alameda County and the city of Berkeley to open again. Restaurants can also provide delivery and take out of food and drinks, which can include alcohol. This latest approve takes place after the county approved more...
